Pie-plate attachment



(No Model.) G. K. KNOWLTON.

PIE PLATE ATTACHMENT. v No. 372,318. Patented Nova 1-,1887.

WITH E55 E5 2% N. n.- rsns Pholo-Liihognphan Wuhinmon. D. a

* UNITED STATES PATENT omee.

GEORGE K. KNOVVLTON, OF HAMILTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

PIE-PLATE ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,318, dated November 1, 1887.

Applicatioufiled June 23, 1887. Serial No. 249,264 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Gnonen K. KNOWLTON, of Hamilton, in the county of Essex, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Pie-Plate Attachments, of which the followingis a description sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in the art to which 'said invention appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is an isometrical perspective view of a pie-plate provided with my improved attachment; Fig. 2, a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3, a side elevation of the same; Fig. 4, a vertical section showing the method of securing the attachment to the plate, the edge of the plate being represented in dotted lines; and Fig. 5, a side elevation of a portion of the body of the attachment and oneof thesprings enlarged.

Like letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in the drawings.

My invention relates to means for preventing the bodies of pics from overflowing or escaping between the crusts during the process of baking; and it consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed, the object being to produce a simpler, cheaper, and more effective device of this character than is now in ordinary use.

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readily understood by all conversant with such matters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, Arepresents the pie plate, and B the attachment.

The plate A may be of the form and material ordinarily used for plates of this character.

The body i of the attachment consists of a ring or circular strip of metal, preferably tin, and is provided at its lower edge with an outwardly-projecting annular flange, 00, which is of nearly the same circumference as the plate A. To the outer side of the body 43, near its top, are riveted flat springs a, by means of which the attachment is secured to the plate.- These springs, which are arranged at equal distances apart, project downwardly and are plate they have greater lateral play, whereby they are adapted to grasp plates having wide or narrow rims.

In the drawings, the body iis represented as'provided with three springs, z, equidistant from each other, and this number is ordinarily sufficient to properly secure the attachment to theplate; but more springs may be used, ifdesired, and they may also be'disposed differently.

In the use of my improvement, after the pie has been prepared in the plate A in the usual manner, the attachment is secured to the plate by forcing the springs 2 down over the edge of the plate until the edge enters the corrugations y-of the springs. The flange 0a is thus pressed firmly against the upper crust of the pie near its edge, thereby holding the upper and lower crusts together and preventing the contents or semi-liquid of which the body of the pie is composed from escaping between the crusts during the process of baking or in handling the plate.

By the use of the attachment as described much deeper pies can be made in an ordinary plate, and the plate can be easily handled when in the oven without disturbing its contents.

It will be understood that when'no upper crust is employed in making the pie the flange 0c rests on the edge of the lower crust when the attachment is secured to the plate, and that the body 1 of the attachment will prevent the pie from being spilled in handling, and also from overflowing in baking.

I do not confine myself to the use of springs constructed precisely as shown and described for detachably securing the body of the attachment to the plate, as any suitable means for that purpose may be employed. Neither do I confine myself to the use of an outwardlyprojecting flange'at the bottom of said body, as the flange may be so constructed as to project inwardly, if desired; nor to constructing the flange integral with the body of the attachmeat; nor to making said body circular, as it may be made square or of any other shape to correspond with the shape of the plate with which the attachment is used; nor to making said body of one strip or pieceof metal, as it may be made of two or more pieces riveted or otherwise connected.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is- 1. A pie-plate attachment consisting of a hoop provided with a flange at its lower edge and with a number of dependent springs adapted to grasp the rim of the plate, substantially as described.

2. A pie-plate attachment consisting of a hoop provided with a flange at its lower edge, and with a number of dependent springs attached at their upper ends to said hoop near its upper edge, and adapted to grasp the rim of the plate, substantially as described.

3. The attachment B, provided with the flange :10 and springs 2, having the bends 3 in combination with the plate A, substantially as described.

GEORGE K. KNO\VLTON.

Vitnesscs:

O. M. SHAW, E. L. SMVYER. 

